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Paw-litics Dogs and owners gathered in London ahead of a march to Parliament Square in a ‘Wooferendum’ to demand a People’s Vote on Brexit TIM IRELAND/AP

POLITICSMay appeals to Labour MPs for support on Brexit deal

Theresa May has drawn up plans for a secret charm offensive aimed at persuading dozens of Labour MPs to back her Brexit deal even if it costs Jeremy Corbyn the chance to be prime minister. Senior Conservatives say they have already been in private contact with a number of Labour MPs over a period of several months, making the case that the national interest in avoiding a no-deal outcome is more important than forcing a general election by defeating the government on May’s Brexit deal.Meanwhile, in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon cleared the way for Scottish National party MPs to back a second EU referendum in a Commons vote.

SOCIETYCivil partnerships to be opened to heterosexuals

Every couple in England and Wales will soon be able to choose between a civil partnership ...